Traveling riveting platform



April 2l, 1925.

J. H. AMES TRAVELING RIVETING PLATFORM Filed MaICh 3l, 3.922 6 Sheets-Sheet l Il -nwwf/WOR:

April 21, 1925. 1,534,018

J. H. AMES TRAVELING RI VETING PLATFORM Filed March 5l', 1922 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 l En Llave @0 iig/f @7416? April 21, 1925;

J. H. AMESV TRAVELING RIVETING PLATFORM 6 Sheets-Sheet i: i: 's i, 11 Il led March 31, 1922 y -m -WM5 April 21, 1925.

J. H. AMES TRAVELING RIVETING PLATFORM 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed March. 31, 1922 IJ O o oo oo oo O o :T D M* o ,m nvm .o D o .um BN. WN

/VTORNEY J. H. AMES TRAVELING BIVETING PLATFORM April 21, 1925.

Filed March 31, 1922 e sheets-shea 5 /NVEN TOR: cosgU/z /7 /mes EY N ma? mrc/way.

Apri121, 1925. 1,534,018

J. H. AMES TRAVELING RIVETING PLATFORM Filed March. 51, 1922 6 Sheets-Sheen 6 /NVEN Tok:

Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

1,534,0rz3v confiait?, or NEWYORK, N. Y., A Coaoa'ATIoN or NEW JERSEY;

TRAvIIiiGRIvETING PLATFoma.

Applic'ann' med Marta 31, igea' Ysenat No: 5483?5147' ToaZZ whom imei/concern.' g vB eit known thatLJosmH H.A AMES, residing-"atI New kYork7 kNewl York County,- vStatefof New- York,r and being a oitizenof 5 the United States, have invented certain new and-lnseful Improvements in a TravelingA Riveting Platform, of Whieh the fol; lowing isa: full, clear, andexaot deseription, suolias will enable othersskilled inthe art l `vto which it appertainsto make and to; use thev same, inferenee jbeinghad tothe `aoeompan'j'yii'ig drawings,l-whieh` illustrate the pre# iterr'ed form vo1 the invention, thoi'igh it is tobel nnderstood that the invention-` is not i limited to the* exact details'of `eonst'ruction shown"4 and4 described, as'it is obvious that vaiisn ""mdiieation" tl'lreof "Withinthe Soope of lthe olaims- Will ooeur 4to persone skilled -i'ndle' artj In saiddraivin'gs" l is "ai view partly inside elevation andpartlyV in section of 'my improved rivet# ingplatformfa ear"beingindieated in `dotf ted lines 'to 'ebow fthe relation of the* platfornito thevvo'rk; I

Fig. 2 is axfrointelevation, partly broken avv ay; of "my" device g y Fi'gQS is view, drawn to a. vlarger scale', of la. section taken Yon the line 3-3 of 2; Fig. 4 isaseetion taken onthefline 1H-4 of Fig.l 2

Fig. 5 is a. side elevation'ofj the truck on which; the Vplatform is carried;

Fig.`-`;6 isa top plan View of the truck shown'in Fig( 5\;` L

Fig.n 7 is a. View show-ing the arrangement ofitliedriving apparatus on the truck shown in Figythe gears being shovvn'in so-lid lines and the 'remai'nder of the apparatus beingshoWn-indotted lines;V u Fig. 8 is a section'taken on' the lineS of'Fig. 5;' i

Fig.` 9 isa Sectio-n taken'on the. line 9 9 `of ligg`v K i FigQlO'is a seotiontalen on the"line10- 10 of' Fig. V6,' sbovving the magnetie gear shifting'devioe; Y

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Figillis a. viewvtpartly anelevation and partly a seetion 'taken' onthe line `1'1'- 11 iof Fig. 12,of manually operated l gear shiftl ingfmeans; l Fig. l2 is a section taken on the line 124i 12 'Lof' Fig. 11 ;y y'and Fig'. 13 is afvieW in elevation of a modified 5 formofimydevice.

Itis anlobjeet of :invention toljprevide an improved trave-ling riveting platform'iof the type vthat is adapted to* travel with the work as the work is carried along onlaffslovl ly moving earrier. .f ltgisfalso anfobjectof my' invention to provvidefa platformfofthe kind described that travels; independently ofthe Work, that'may be adjusted t'odiii'en ent positions and which is providedfwith mechanically operated means foroperating a holding-upydevice ,used i'n rivetingff With 'these and other obje-ots in View my invention comp-rises'iz frame" having a top member 2, side members-3 and a.-bottom member 4 which" projects beyon'dfthe side members 'c 3 and i"- yhas reenforoing angles :5v5 connecting its endsvviththe sidefmemblerds 3. At its eenter,- the member '4 isyprovided Witha-.bearing 6 by 2`Wl1i l1itis -rotatabl supported uponay corresponding vbearing carried by a supporting truek 8 and at ends the member 4 rests uponl bearing meur-y bers 9 mounted onl thetruck 8. Bolts 10 passing through" the member L and members? 9 keep the frame 1 fromA rotating oni-the.: truck 8 but these bolts'mavloe/readily` ref moved when itv is desired to rotate the frame 1. At' the'top the frame -1 issup ported a guide member 10` pivotally mounted in the top `4member 2 andihaving rollersllV engaginga guidingland supp'ot-l ing beam127that is'supporte'd inanydesired manine'ras by the metal frame of theenl closingbuilding.- l

The truck 8 comprises a'pressedtrough shaped member 13 havingcas't reenforclng members 14 secured toits ends, the flanges of the members 713' being secured between the flanges of the members 14* and fla-nges"` ofthe-bearing members4 9. The members@ have eurvedportions 15,-Which form'shields for the VWheels 16 of the truokS, a'nd'de-`A` pressed portions 17v which yengage with fgthe.- bos A18 in which the axles 19 ofthe""WheelsV 16 are journaled To operatethetruokjS there lis provided motor 2O hgiving@a'shaft 21 on Iwhich are mounted gears 22 and .23 and anfautomatic brake-`24- Thcgear 22; throgh -an idle gear 25, drives Vageafr mounted on one end of a shaft 26 having a gear 27 mounted onitsotherfendf- The gear 27 engages'y a gear 28on vtheshaft speed reducing transformer` 29 and 'serves to vdrive a gear 30. The gear 23 engagesa" gear Bl'on one end of a shaft -32a'daptedita` vice 33 against the action of a spring 34and having a gear 35 on its other end. The

9 geai 31 engages a gear 36 on a. shaft 37 carryinga gear 38 whichengages a gear 39 on a shaft 40 carrying abevel gear 41'which engages a bevel gear 42 on an axle 19. Grearv 35 engages a gear 43 on a shaft 44 carrying a gear 45 which engages a gear 46 on a shaft 47 carrying a bevel gear 48 which engages a bevel gear 49 on an axle 19. The various parts of the apparatus are supported from the member ,13, reenforcing members or plates 50, 51, 52, being provided wherenecessary to hold the parts properly positioned.

When the magnetic device 33is deenergized the spring 34 keeps theV gear 31 in engagement with the gear 23 so that the motor drives the truck 8 in one direction through gears 23, 31 and 36 and shaft 32 and-gears 35 and 43. When the magnetic device 33 is energized the shaft 32 is shifted against the action of the spring 34 so that the gear 31 is disengaged from the gear 23 and the gear 35 is engaged with the gear 30,

I 4'the gears 31 and 35 remaining engaged with the gears 36 and 43 respectively.' The motor 20then drives the truck at a reduced speed inthe oppositedirection through gears 22, 25 and 25, shaft 26, gears 27 and 28, speed reducing transformer 29, gears 30, 35 and 43 and shaft 32 and gears 31 and 36. As shown in Fig. 10, the magnetic device 33 comprises a soleno-id 53 having a portion 54 of the shaft 32 for its armature andclamped by'pivoted arm 55 in a supporting member 56 carried by the member 13. The solenoid 53 and motor 20 are energized from any suitable source of power through control switches, not shown, mounted on the platform. Electrical' connections` between the platform and truck 8 are established by means of contact brushes 57, supported by a` frame 58 on the member 4, engaging with collector rings 59 mounted on the center pin 60 that passes through the vbearings 6 and 7 and is supported on the truck 8. Conductors connect the brushes 57 to the controllers on .the platform and the collector rings 59 to the motor 20 and solenoid 53. Current for operating the motor 20 and solenoid 53 may be gathered from power rails `61, supported by the building frame, by brushes mounted on the guide member V10 and connected to the collector rings 62 on the guide member pivot 63. Brushes 64 supported by bracket65 from member 2 engage the collector rings 62 and are connected to the various controllers on the platform.

v Where the rotation of the frame 1 on the truck 8 is not required the shaft 32 may be operated manually by means of a cable 66 which passes over a pulley 67 carried by a r bracket 68 supported on one of the channel bars 69 of a cross member 70 of the frame l. The ends of the cable 66 are attached to the ends of a lever 71 which is mounted, at its center, on a shaft 72Mjournaled in `bearings 73) carried by the trough-shaped member 13. Keyed'to the shaft 72 is a crank arm 74 connected by a link 75 to a collar 76 rotatably mounted on the shaft 32 but held against longitudinal movement thereon by collars 77 which are secured to the shaft 32 by set screws 78. vWith this construction the spring 34 is omitted and, if desired, a spring pressed lock lmay be used to yieldingly hold the shaft 32 in the position to which it is shifted by the operation of the cable 66.

The cross member of the frame 1 comprises a plurality of spaced channel bars 69 extending between the side membersand connected by spacedangle bars 79. Mounted onthe cross member 70 is a motor 80 while sheaves 81 arejournaled inA bearings attached to the ends of the channel `bars 69. Mounted in the frame 1 so asA to be reciprocated therein, is a frame comprisin vertical side members 82 and cross mem rs 83. The side members 83 are provided with rollersV 84 which engage the side membersB of the frame 1. To the upper crossmember 83 are secured the ends of a plurality ofcables 85 which pass over sheaves 81 and have their other ends connected to counter-weights 86 which are guided in their movements bythe side members 3 and angle bars 87secured to the side members 3. Also secured to the upper cross member 83 is a bracket 88 in which is journaled a. sheave 89 over `which passes a cable 90 having one end secured to the casing of the motor 80 and theother end secured to a windingdrum operated by the motor 80. Secured to the side members 82 and lower member 83 isan outwardlyprojecting platform 91 provided with upper and lower rails 92 which are connected,at the sides of the platform, by plates 93.`` Reenforcing members 94 connect the plates 93 and upper rails 92 to the `vertical members 82. Slidably mounted upon guides carried by the rails 92 is a holding-up plate 95 adapted to be forced forward by a plurality of sets of toggle-levers 96, the sets at each end of the plate having their middle points connected by a link 97 so that the togglelevers will be operated simultaneouslyand the plate kept in a vertical position.` EThe lower sets of the toggle-levers96 havetheir fixed ends mounted on shafts 98 which are mounted in bearings 99 carried by the plates 93. To operate the shafts 98 there are provided a plurality of solenoids 100 pivotally mounted on brackets 101, carried by the plates 93, and having armatures102con` nected by links 103 to crank arms 104 fixed on the shaft 98. With the platform inkposition before the work, energizing the` solenoids 100 will operate the toggle-levers 96 to: fonce the eplatezQf into. enga'gement=I with a iholdingeup:`..toolz...105. pso@ that i a frivet :1106 Willibaheld in positionpwhile beingr headed. Deenergizingi'the, solenoidsf 100 will release the armatures 102 which will:A fall, `due-to their. :weighty` and operate 4,the toggle-levers 96"toretract thegplate. 955. Controlsfor the motor.: `iandi. solenoids 100'y are mounted f. on they `i.platformswithin'reachcof the operator. There isna1sof-mountedfon .theflplatform an electric rivet. heaterftlOso that heated rivets mayv bei` takenfrom the heater and inserted inthe openingsinf the work. 1 It'kwiel-lf be noted thats; thfeflplate VU substantially: covers the fronti.` of: the iplatform, extending the rfull width fofrthe :plat form: and vfrom'` the lower railm92vf'to tliefupper rail 92:and is ihe'ld in vertical.y position yby;:thetogglelevers and :areagwithlwliichfthe `holding-up.tool. may befen-gaged yfor .the heading;` of the;v rivets, thus permitting of theiheading ofa. number of. lrivets without necessitating .a movement of thev l.platform or.y .plate and obviati'ng" the necessity; of .accurately positioningthe 'holding-.up -devicegorjplatformcwith respect to therivet to beheaded.

In;V Figif'13. isshown ia simplified formi of mpdevicethat..canabel.used `where it `is knot desiredato rotate they` supportingframe or to vprov-idexfor. such 'extreme i variationsI in the rate: Lofv travell of thedevice that` different gearJ ratios` `:are necessary( -Asf shown, the

device comprises a base or bottom member supported on wheels 111, one of which is adapted to; be.A driven: byn a motor; 112 througha worm-113 and-a worm 4wheel v114. Rigidly .securedf to .they base 110 are the vertical side members 115, joined attheir Atops by a cross piece 116 andA carrying brackets `117 in which are guiderollers118that engage a guide rail 119. Secured to the side members are T-guide rails 12() that are engaged by fixed guide members 121 and swiveled guide members 122 secured to the frame 123 which carries the moving platform 124. Mounted on the cross member 125 o-f the frame 123 is a motor 126, which serves to raise and lower the platform by means of cables 127 passing o-ver sheaves 128 carried by a bracket 129 attached to the cross pieces 116. To protect the operators on the platform, a centrifugal brake device 130 and an emergency brake device 131, both of common construction, are provided, and 0n the base 110 are mounted spring bumpers 132 adapted to engage bumper plates 133 carried -by the platform.

Current for operating the motors is supplied by conductors which lead from collectors, not shown, through conduit 134 to a breaker and distribution box 135 which is connected by flexible conductors 136 to a terminal box 137 and the various controllers, not shown, on the platform. Conductors in vthe operation of the motorcan be reversed that the platform can be raised and lowered or` can be made to travel in either direction along the floor ata suitable rate of speed'.` guides I.provliding 'a surfacexfofconsiderable What I claim is:

1. In a deviceof the classdescribed, an independently ope-rated work platform, a movable platecarried by said platform for holdingup rivets while. being headed and operating means for moving said plate to and fromvholding-up position. i

2.-In a device of tlie-class'described, a platform adapted to be moved independently of thev work,-a vertically positioned plate for holding-up rivets while being `headed carriedby said platformV and operating means adapted to move said plate outwardly from said platform.

3. InV a `device. of the classr described, a platform' adapted to travel withl the work and-,a rivet` holding-up plate mounted in front ofgand carriedby said'platform adapted to bemoved outwardly from said platform.

- 4. `Ina `device of the class described, a platform, a vertical plate extending across the front offsaidmplatform and adaptedto support a holding-up tool and means to move said plate outwardly into engagement with the holding-up tool.

5. In a device of the class described, a platform, adapted to be moved vertically and horizontally and a plate for holding-up rivets mounted in front of and carried by said platform adapted to be moved outwardly from said platform,

6. In a device of the class described, a platform, a plate supported from said platform in a vertical plane and means to move said plate away from said platform while maintaining said plate in a vertical plane.

7. In a device of the class described, an operators platform, a rotatable support for said platform and a holding-up device carried by said platform.

8. In a device of the class described, a platform, a holding-up plate extending across the front of said platform and electrically operated means adapted to force said plate outwardly from said platform.

9. In a device of the class described, a r0- tatably mounted operators platform ladapted to be moved vertically and horizontally and a holding-up device carried by said platform.

10. In a device of the class described, a truck, a support rotatably mount-ed on said truck and an operators platform adjustably mounted on said support.

11. In a device of the class described, a truck, asupport rotatably mounted on said truck, an operators platform carried by said i support and a holding-up device carried by said platform.

12. In a device of the class described, a

' truck, a support rotatably inounted on said truck, an operators platform carried by said support, means carried by said support for moving said platform, a holding-up device and means carried by said platform for operating said holding-up device.

13. In a device of the class described, a truck, a. support rotatably mounted on Said truck, an operators platform carried by said support, operating means for said platform carried by said, support, a holding-up device carried by said platform and operating means for said holding-up device.

14. In a device of the class described, a platform, a lholding-up plate movably mounted on said` platform, toggle-levers for moving said plate and means for operating said toggleelevers.

15. In a device of the class described, a movable support, a platform movably mounted on said support, a holding-up plate mov ably mounted on said platform, toggle-levers for moving said plate and means for operating said toggle-levers.

16. In a device of the class described, a truck, a support carried by said truck, a platform carried by said support, operating means for said p1at`fo`rm\ carried said support, a holding-up plate extending across the front of said platform and operating means adapted to move said plate outwardly from said platform. i i

17. In adevice of the class described, a movable operatorsy platform, a. vertically positioned liolding-up plate movably mounted infront of said platform and operating means to force said plate outwardly.

18. In a device ofthe class described, an operators platform, a holding-up plate movL ably mounted on said platform, toggle levers to operate sa.idplate and electrically oper-` ated mea-ns for operating said toggle levers. u l19. In a device ofthe class described,` a movable support, a platform movably mounted on said support, la holding-up plate `movably mounted onsaid platform, `toggle levers for operating said plate and solenoids pivotally mounted on said platform for operating said toggle levers.

20. In a device of the classdescribed, a

'rotatably mounted supporting means, an

operators platform adapted to be moved vertically in saidV supporting means and a holding-up device carried by Asaid platform.

21". In a device of the classdescribed, a rotatably mounted supporting means adapt ed to be moved horizontally, anoperators platform mounted for vertical movement in said supporting means, a holding-up device slidably mounted on said platform and operating means for said holding-up device car ried by saidplatform. p

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand inthe presence of two Witnesses.

c y y JOSEPH H. AMES.b

IVitnesses: y ELLEN G. WEBSTER, R. W. SMITH. 

